The Mining Guide to Gold Farming

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Gold farming in World of Warcraft, whether it is done at
Level 12 or Level 62 is a process that almost always needs a bit of guidance.
That’s why there are so many World of Warcraft gold guides out there. If you
aimlessly wander throughout the world trying to find a good mining node or
grouping of mobs, you waste time and energy that could be spent farming. This
is especially true with mining, even more so when you reach the upper levels of
mining where nodes are few and far between at best.

What to Mine

Mining in the game starts with Copper – that most basic of
metals. In your case, you will find that copper is actually decently
profitable. At about 2-3 gold per stack for raw ore and upwards of 4 gold per
stack for Copper Bars, you can resell your leveling stock for between 15 and 20
gold before you reach level 10 – an investment of about 2-3 hours.

But, it is the upper level ores you are going to want to
strive for and even though you will find a few that are worth your time and
money as you progress, there are plenty of them that you will find early on, as
outlined in your World of Warcraft gold guide of choice, that will make you the
real coin. The goal should be to maximize your mining skill as early as
possible. If you have some extra gold, you can even smelt your way up to about
skill level 150 or so on about 25 gold in investment.

If you are new to the game, this is probably not an option,
so you will just want to find your nodes.

Where to Mine

Most World of Warcraft gold guides with a section on
professions will give you quite a bit of information on how to strike it rich
with mining. If you are lucky, your World of Warcraft gold guide will have a
series of maps that show you where to go in a specific zone for nodes. Another
good resource is cartographer which will save your nodes to a map as you find
them, making it possible to always know where to look when you go back. Because
node spawns are timed and randomized to a few preset locations, knowing a good
route to follow as you wait for them to respawn is vital. As for where to look
for ore, the lower levels are often best spent in Stranglethorn Vale, followed
by Burning Steppes and Un’Goro Crater and in Outland in Nagrand and later
Netherstorm.

Striking it Rich

Ultimately, making it big
time with your mining skill is a matter of having a World of Warcraft gold
guide that shows you where to go and when, and having a basic understanding of
the game’s mining economy. You can make as much as 100 gold from mining before
you reach level 30 if you play it correctly and when you reach Level 70, the
profession can net you up to 200 gold an hour in some places – not too shabby
at all.

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